7 classes and 7 jobs from Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, progression in 50 screenshots

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has only just begun "Phase 2" of its beta process, meaning that launch is still anywhere from three to six months away. In the interim however that means lots of gameplay details are starting to be revealed. Case in point, Square Enix released 50 (yes, 50) screenshots today capturing seven classes and seven jobs from the upcoming MMO reboot.

"By achieving sufficient mastery in a certain class, adventurers will be able to begin undertaking the mantle of a related job. For instance, gladiators may rise up as paladins, stout swordsmen who shield comrades from harm; thaumaturges may aspire to become black mages, masters of offensive magic; while conjurers may find a new calling as white mages, masters of healing."

Oh dear, oh gosh. There's nothing more addicting in an MMO than the prospect of evolving your class into an even stronger class. It's why I spent so long playing Ragnarok Online, and half a dozen other MMOs. Square Enix have quite seriously placed a delicious cake in front of me and said, "Eat all you want, just wait a bit longer." Check out these screenshots below, which show the class to job evolution clearly, and then three more in-action shots of each job and class in the gallery.

Aw, I'm sad that the thaumaturge isn't a time mage, but happy to see a bard class!

The art for the pugilist is hilarious - his pose, the conveniently placed white glow, all framed by the red of his armor and the blue of the background. Hahaha, yes pugilist, your crotch is very handsome, indeed!

This article scared me a little when I saw that release was 3-6 months away. That is not right at all though from that beta schedule they put out, I only count 10 weeks at most! 5 weeks if they do the least amount of time but seriously doubt that is going to happen. And only 8 weeks at most until open beta which is pretty freakin exciting. Can't wait to play this game. Been hard to get into another game knowing this is coming out!

Kain would whoop Freya! Kain is not only a classic Final Fantasy character but a classic game character in general. And he could also be put on my favorite fantasy character of all time. Freya is cool and all but she aint no Kain. Kupo!

rabbot1206 According to that plan the game should launch in between 1 1/2 - 3months, but it's worth considering that phase one, supposed to be between 1-6 weeks, took 8. It's also looking like Phase 2 will take at least the max length if not longer (they've fallen behind in feature introduction already).

Unless they start speeding up development, which they've shown is extremely unlikely, the range I provided is more realistic.